education
Columbia Law School (J.D., 1965)
Colgate University (A.B., 1962)
related practices
Financial Services and Insurance Litigation National Appellate Practice and Trial SupportNational Trial Practice
related industries
Consumer Finance and BankingInsurance
Life Insurance & Financial Lines
Property and Casualty Insurance
Title Insurance
bar admissions
Floridacourt admissions
Florida State Courts United States Supreme CourtU.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Jeffrey Michael Cohen specializes in trials and appeals of matters involving insurance
coverage, insurance bad faith, and complex commercial disputes.
He was Board Certified as an Expert in Civil Trial Law by The Florida Bar in 1983. He was among the first group of Florida lawyers to receive that recognition. He is one of
approximately 200 Florida lawyers who has maintained the distinction of being Board Certified in Civil Trial Law by The Florida Bar for more than 30 years.
Mr. Cohen frequently publishes and lectures on matters pertaining to insurance law and trial advocacy. He is co-chair of the Bad Faith Subcommittee of the ABA Insurance Coverage Litigation Committee. He is an adjunct professor of Trial Skills at the University of Miami School of Law and a regular faculty member of the National Institute for Trial Advocacy. He also serves on the faculty of the Advanced Trial Skills Seminar presented by The Trial Lawyers Section of The Florida Bar. He has appeared as counsel in more than 100 reported appellate decisions.
Mr. Cohen was selected for inclusion in Best Lawyers in America, Florida Trend's Legal Elite, Who's Who in American Law, Florida Super Lawyers, South Florida Legal Guide Top Lawyers, and Florida Monthly Top Lawyers.
Representative Experience
Jeffrey Michael Cohen
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● Insurance related matters, including insurance coverage, bad faith litigation, and the
defense of insureds at the request of their carriers.
● Representation of financial institutions in asset recovery, loan workouts and the
defense of lender liability claims.
● Real property disputes, including easements, title issues, foreclosures and specific
Circuit
U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida
U.S. District Court,
Southern District of Florida U.S. District Court,
Northern District of Florida Publications
● Professional liability and medical related matters.
● Litigation of disputes related to Probate, Trust, Guardianship and Fiduciaries. ● Business torts and commercial disputes.
04.25.2016 "Sloppy Claims Handling Exposes Insurer to Bad Faith Claims," Expect Focus Vol. I (Winter 2016).
04.07.2016 Co-Author, "Avoiding Bad Faith Claims in Catastrophic Losses," American Bar Association (April 2016)
12.23.2015 "To Stay or Not to Stay … That Is the Question," Expect Focus, Vol. IV (Fall 2015).
09.28.2015 "When is a Vehicle Not a “Vehicle”?" Expect Focus Vol. III (Summer 2015).
06.15.2015 Co-Author, "Florida Federal Court Limits First Party Bad Faith Claims," Expect Focus, Vol. II (Spring 2015).
12.22.2014 "Florida Courts Offer Different Opinions on 'Policy Conditions'," Expect Focus, Vol. IV (Fall 2014).
07.08.2014 "Eleventh Circuit Maps a Route Around Four Corners," Expect Focus, Vol. II (Spring 2014).
03.07.2013 Co-Author, "The Use and Misuse of Expert Testimony in Bad Faith Actions," Seminar Paper for 2013 CLE Seminar, ABA Litigation Section Insurance Coverage Litigation Committee (March 7, 2013).
01.01.2013 "Responding to Claims for Liability Coverage - A Decision Tree for Insurers," ABA Litigation Section Insurance Coverage Litigation Committee, CLE Seminar (2013).
06.12.2012 Client Alert: Florida Supreme Court Rejects Common Law First Party Bad Faith Cause of Action (June 7, 2012).
02.07.2012 Client Alert: “Florida Legislature Rejects Bill Restricting Bad Faith Suits Against Insurers,” (February 7, 2012).
11.15.2011 Changes to Florida's Mediation Rule Will Affect Insurers
Speaking Engagements
07.26.2011 Client Alert: The "In Fact" Exclusion of a D&O Policy Does Not Require Exhaustion of Appellate Remedies (July 26, 2011).
06.22.2011 Client Alert: Recent Florida Decision Requires Insurers to Provide “Mediation Notice” to Policyholders in Disputed Property Claims (June 2011).
03.24.2011 Co-Author, "An Update On Top-Down Discovery In Actions Alleging 'Institutional Bad Faith,'" Seminar Paper for the 2011 ABA Section of Litigation Insurance Coverage Committee CLE Seminar (March 2011).
07.27.2010 Client Alert: Florida Changes Procedures for Civil Remedy Notices (2010).
03.01.2009 "Snatching Defeat From The Jaws of Coverage," An analysis of Issues Arising from Post-Loss Policyholder Mendacity. Seminar paper for 2009 ABA Section of Litigation Insurance Coverage Litigation Committee, CLE Seminar (March 2009).
03.01.2009 "The Bad Faith Set Up - Doin' It and Dodgin' It," Seminar Paper for 2009 ABA Section of Litigation Insurance Coverage Litigation Committee CLE Seminar (March 2009).
03.10.2008 Snatching Defeat From The Jaws Of Coverage
03.01.2007 "Your Cheatin' Heart Will Tell on You," How Insurers Deal With Policyholder Misrepresentations, Seminar paper for 2007 ABA Section of Litigation Insurance Coverage Litigation Committee, CLE Seminar (March 2007).
12.01.2006 Co-Author, “A Lot of No Evidence is Still No Evidence” For The Defense, at 54 (December 2006).
06.01.2006 “Recovery of Extra-Contractual (‘Consequential’) Damages in First-Party Bad Faith Cases,“ The Coverage (July/August 2006).
02.01.2005 “Declaratory Relief: The Antidote to Bad Faith,” 2005 CLE Seminar, ABA Insurance Coverage Litigation Committee, Tucson, Arizona (February 2, 2005).
● “Making It All Go Away–How to Settle the Contested Coverage Case,” ABA Insurance
Coverage Litigation Committee (ICLC) CLE Seminar, Tucson, AZ (March 3, 2016 )
● “The Right and Duty to Settle: Bad Faith and Negligence Exposure Associated With
Third Party Claim Handling,” ABA Insurance Coverage Litigation Committee (ICLC) CLE Seminar, Tucson, AZ (March 5, 2015 )
● "Success in Insurance Coverage Mediation: Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow," ABA
Professional Recognition
● "Expert Witnesses - Can't Live With 'Em -- Can't Live Without 'Em", ABA Litigation
Section Insurance Coverage Litigation CLE Seminar, Tucson, AZ (March 1, 2013)
● “The Perfect 10 – Invaluable Tips for Litigating Your Insurance Coverage Case,” ABA
Litigation Section Insurance Coverage Litigation Committee Continuing Education Seminar, Tucson, AZ (March 1-3, 2012)
● “Building Trial Skills: Florida,” Faculty Member for the National Institute for Trial
Advocacy (NITA) yearly seminar held in Fort Lauderdale, FL
● “Institutional Bad Faith – Putting the Insurer’s Practices and Procedures on
Trial,” American Bar Association (ABA) Litigation Section’s Insurance Coverage Litigation Committee Annual CLE Conference (2011)
● "The Bad Faith Set-Up: Doin’ it and Dodgin’ it,” ABA Litigation Section's Insurance
Coverage Litigation Committee’s Annual CLE Conference (2009)
● “Oops! Loss of Coverage for Failure of Policy Conditions,” ABA Litigation Section's
Insurance Coverage Litigation Committee’s Annual CLE Conference (2008)
● “Cross Examination and Impeachment,” Advanced Evidence Continuing Legal
Education Seminar of The Florida Bar (2007)
● "Advanced Trial Advocacy" seminar sponsored by the Trial Lawyers Section of The
Florida Bar and the University of Florida Levin College of Law (Faculty Member 2006 to date)
● “Honesty is the Best Policy [If There’s Money in it] – Fraud, Misrepresentation and
Collusion in the Insurance Context,” American Bar Association Litigation Section annual meeting of the Insurance Coverage Litigation Committee (2007)
● “Recovery of Extra-Contractual (consequential) Damages in First-Party Bad Faith
Cases," American Bar Association Litigation Section annual meeting of the Insurance Coverage Litigation Committee (2006)
● “Anatomy of the Board of Legal Specialization and Education,” concerning the
history and future of certification of legal experts, American Bar Association National Roundtable on Legal Specialization (2005)
● “Declaratory Relief - The Antidote for Bad Faith,” ABA Litigation Section's Insurance
Coverage Litigation Committee’s Annual CLE Conference (2005)
● “Relationship Between Fidelity Bonds, Directors and Officers Policies, and Errors and
Omissions Policies,” Fidelity Law Association Annual Meeting (2003)
● “Practice with Professionalism,” Florida Bar Seminars (on numerous occasions)
● AV Rated by Martindale-Hubbell
● Listed as a Top Lawyer in South Florida Legal Guide ● Listed in Who's Who in American Law
Professional and Civic Activities
Background
● Listed in The Best Lawyers in America
● Selected for inclusion in Florida Super Lawyers ● Listed in Florida Trend's Florida Legal Elite
● The Florida Bar
● Member, The Florida Bar Board of Legal Specialization and Education
● Past Chair, The Florida Bar's Board of Legal Specialization and Education (Two
Terms)
● Past Chair, The Florida Bar's Committee on Civil Trial Certification (Three Terms) ● Past Chair and Member, Florida Bar's Grievance Committees (Two Terms)
● Faculty Member, The Florida Bar Trial Lawyers Section Advanced Trial Advocacy
Program (2005 - present)
● American Bar Association
● Co-Chair, Bad Faith Subcommittee of the Insurance Coverage Litigation
Committee of the Section of Litigation
● Dade County Bar Association ● Past Director
● Chair, Professional Arbitration Committee ● Chair, Judicial Poll Committee
● National Institute for Trial Advocacy
● Faculty Member, teaches national courses for lawyers in Deposition Skills and
Trial Advocacy (1995-present)
● University of Miami School of Law
● Adjunct Professor of Trial Skills, teaches courses in Trial Civil Litigation,
Pre-Trial Criminal Litigation and Pre-Trial Advocacy (1988-present)
● Nova Southeastern University School of Law
● Adjunct Professor of Law, teaches courses in Intensive Trial Advocacy and
Advanced Intensive Trial Advocacy
● Appointed by the Governor of Florida to serve as Special Assistant State Attorney to
the Leon County Grand Jury in Tallahassee, Florida
● Appointed to serve as Special Assistant State Attorney in Dade County for public
corruption cases
● Appointed to the Dade County Alliance for Ethical Government
Events
News
● Major Crimes Prosecutor, Dade County State Attorney's Office
Ongoing Avoiding Bad Faith Claims CLE/CE
04.13.2016 Catastrophes and Property Damage – The Bad Faith Super Bowl
04.13.2016 Catastrophes and Property Damage – The Bad Faith Super Bowl
04.07.2016 Jeffrey Michael Cohen Presents at ABA’s 2016 TIPS Property Insurance Law Committee Annual Spring CLE Meeting
03.08.2016 Jeffrey Michael Cohen Presents at ABA’s 2016 Insurance Coverage Litigation Committee CLE Seminar
11.10.2015 Jeffrey Michael Cohen Quoted in the Pennsylvania Record
06.30.2015 Florida Super Lawyers Ranks 113 Carlton Fields Attorneys as 2015 “Super Lawyers” and “Rising Stars”
03.10.2015 Jeffrey Michael Cohen Presents at ABA’s 2015 Insurance Coverage Litigation Committee CLE Seminar
01.21.2015 Carlton Fields Successfully Defends Lewis Tein PL Against Miccosukee Tribe 01.21.2015 Carlton Fields Attorneys Named to the “South Florida Legal Guide”
11.10.2014 Jeffrey Michael Cohen Serves As Faculty Member For NITA Deposition Skills Program
07.25.2014 Miami Court Rules in Favor of Marriage Equality in Florida
